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Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing

Academic Press · United States

ISSN0888-3270eISSN1096-1216

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

2.342

H-Indexi

242

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.794

Total Worksi

12,820

Total Citationsi

556,851

2yr Mean Citednessi

7.56

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing reports scientific advancements in signal and information processing, engineering dynamics, and dynamical systems. It also publishes original research articles in hardware, robotics, electronics, and computer science applications.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyEight No. A Year, 2006-

StatusActive

Total Publications12,820

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0888-3270 / 1096-1216

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

699

37k

2019

835

47k

2020

43k

2021

37k

2022

965

27k

2023

1.2k

20k

2024

1.5k

8.8k

2025

725

453

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Aerospace EngineeringQ1

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ1

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Control and Systems EngineeringQ1

Mechanical EngineeringQ1

Signal ProcessingQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Mechanical

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsControl and Systems EngineeringAerospace EngineeringSignal ProcessingMechanical EngineeringCivil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesMachine Fault Diagnosis TechniquesGear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisUltrasonics and Acoustic Wave PropagationProbabilistic and Robust Engineering Design

Frequently asked questions about Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing

Is Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing?

Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 7.56.

Is Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.